id:			147002
accession number:	1972.38
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.38
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:32.763000

Jade Bird Pendant, c. 1000–mid 900s BCE. China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Nephrite; overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.38

title:				Jade Bird Pendant
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creation date:			c. 1000–mid 900s BCE
creation date earliest:		-1000
creation date latest:		-950
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creditline:			Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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culture:	China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)
technique:	nephrite
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Zhou Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n20

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